Composition

The text Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson is an excerpt from the book with the same title. The book’s title is self-explanatory and reveals that the book is going to explore issues related to the history and legacy of the British Empire. 

The text you have to analyze is part of the book’s conclusion. Despite this, the text can easily stand on its own and be analyzed individually, as it provides a clear perspective supported by arguments on the influence of the British Empire on the modern world.

The composition of the text can be split into three parts.

In the first part, Ferguson acknowledges the fall of the British Empire, which was mainly caused by the burden of the two World Wars. Here, he also mentions a quote claiming t...